Toolkit Essentials

This is a detailed guide to the best fret saw out there on the market today. As with all woodworking jobs, having the best woodworking hand tools helps you to achieve that professional-looking finish. We’ve reviewed the best fret saws available so you can choose the fret saw that best suits what you’re looking for. […]

In this no nonsense guide we’ve taken a look at the best woodworking hand tools that every workshop should have and reviewed them for you. If you are a professional construction worker, carpenter, joiner, home DIYer or just someone that loves to work with, and make things out of wood then the tools selected here […]

This is a no-nonsense guide to the best dead blow hammers, with quick recommendations so you can choose the best dead blow hammer that suits what you’re looking for. Listed below are the best dead blow hammers to go for, the first 5 recommendations are for single dead blow hammers and the last 5 are […]

This quick guide on the best marking gauges picks out the best options available so that you can decide for yourself which marking gauge is best for you. We’ve focused solely on marking gauges in this post, if you need a mortise gauge then please check out my post on the best mortise gauge. Editor’s […]

For this review we’ve selected the best block plane based on value for money, build quality and reliability only the best block planes have been selected so that you can decide for yourself which one is right for your needs. There are many different types of woodworking hand planes available, this review focuses on standard […]

If you are looking for the best wood rasp to add to your woodworking tool collection there are plenty of options available, but not all wood rasps are equal when it comes to producing professional-looking results. Woodworkers love collecting tools to help them with their woodworking jobs, essential tools like a jack plane to get […]

Having the best shoulder plane to help you out with your woodworking jobs is an absolute must when it comes to detailed working. Whether you are working on tenons, rabbets, or dadoes carpenters, cabinet makers, joiners, and woodworking enthusiasts will tell you that there are many different types of woodworking planes available with certain ones designed […]

If you are looking to add the best smoothing plane to your woodworking tool collection, then you’ll probably already have a few hand planes already in your workshop set up. A smoothing plane is usually the last of the bench type planes to be used on the wood surface. Smoothing planes are typically used after […]

When you want to ensure the best quality finish to your woodworking jobs, then choosing the right tools for the job in hand is extremely important. As you may know, there are many different types of woodworking bench hand planes to choose from, like low angle block planes, smoothing planes, and shoulder planes for instance, […]

Ask any woodworker, whether professional-grade or an enthusiastic DIYer if having the best woodworking tools, such as the best low angle block hand plane in your tool collection really does help, and they will tell you that having the best tools for the job is essential if you want to achieve a top-quality finish to […]